BBU Salzburg (2.Bundesliga) inked 22-year old Spaniard guard Sergio Jimenez (188-95). He has played for the last two years at Casvi in Spanish EBA league. In 30 games he averaged 4.5ppg, 1.5rpg and 2.0apg last season. The previous (15-16) season Jimenez played at CB Andujar Jean Paraiso Interi (also in EBA) where in only one game he had 3 points and 1 rebound. He helped his team to make it to the Spanish EBA Final Stage 4 Runner-Up in 2017.Jimenez has played also professionally in Spain for Real Canoe.

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Here is the weekly review of the top performing Austrian players, who play currently abroad. This week's number one is an international center Rasid Mahalbasic (210-90, agency: BeoBasket). He could not help EWE Baskets (0-1) in their last game. Despite Mahalbasic's very good performance EWE Baskets was edged 89-86 at home by the higher-ranked (#25) Enisey.
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Here is the weekly review of the top performing Austrian players, who play currently abroad.

#1. This week's number one is an international center Rasid Mahalbasic (210-90, agency: BeoBasket, currently plays in Basketball Champions League). He could not help EWE Baskets (0-1) in their last game. Despite Mahalbasic's very good performance EWE Baskets was edged 89-86 at home by the higher-ranked (#25) Enisey.
He was the top scorer with 23 points. Mahalbasic also added 6 rebounds in 28 minutes on the court. It was his first game for EWE Baskets this season.
But this is still an early stage of the season and everything may happen.
Mahalbasic has a dual citizenship: Austrian and Slovenian.
Ex-kelag Worthersee Piraten player is currently a member of the Austrian senior national team.

#2. Second place goes to an international forward Sebastian Koch (202-88, currently plays in Hungary). He was not able to help Kormend (2-1) in their last game on Saturday. Despite Koch's good performance Kormend was defeated 86-78 on the road by the leading Kaposvari.
He recorded 11 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.
It's Koch's first season with the team.
This year Koch averages: 5.5ppg, 4.5rpg, 1.5spg, 2FGP: 25.0%, 3FGP: 33.3%.
He is in the roster of the Austrian senior national team.

#3. The Austrian player who performed third best last week abroad was former U16 international point guard David Kramer (191-97, currently plays in Germany). Kramer contributed to an easy victory against one of league's weakest teams BG Goettingen (0-5) crushing them 89-65 in the German BBL on Sunday night.
He scored 9 points in 15 minutes.
Ratiopharm Ulm (1-4) is placed 15th in the BBL.
They ended the series of four consecutive loses.
But the season just started, so everything may happen.
Kramer has been at the team for four years.
This season Kramer's overall stats are: 5.0ppg, 2.0rpg and FT: 85.7% in three games he played so far.
He is another player who holds two passports: Austrian and German.
Despite Kramer played previously for the German U20 national team, he played also for the Austrian U16 national team in 2013.

#4. Point guard Moritz Lanegger (190-90, currently plays in United Kingdom) was not able to secure a victory for London Lions (3-1) in their game against Newcastle Eagles (4-0) in the British BBL.
Lanegger scored 6 points, had 4 rebounds and dished 6 assists.
London Lions was defeated 85-79 in Newcastle by the leading Eagles.
It was London Lions' first loss after three consecutive victories.
But the season is still in it's first stage and everything can happen.
Lanegger's total stats this season are: 6.0ppg, 2.5rpg and 6.0apg.
He is also Austrian national team player.

#5. International point guard Thomas Klepeisz (186-91, currently plays in Germany) couldn't help Braunschweig in their game against Telekom Baskets (3-1) in the German BBL.
Klepeisz scored 6 points and added 5 assists in 21 minutes.
Braunschweig was edged 76-73 on their home court in Braunschweig by the lower-ranked (#8) Telekom Baskets.
This year Klepeisz's total stats are: 5.3ppg, 1.5rpg and 3.5apg in four games.
He plays currently for the Austrian national team.

#6. Point guard Thomas Schreiner (195-87, agency: Dynamics Global Management, currently plays in Spain) couldn't help Burgos (3-1) in their game against Movil Estudiantes (1-2) in the Spanish Liga Endesa.
Schreiner recorded 8 points and added 3 passes.
The league leader Burgos was defeated 87-72 on their home court in Burgos by the much lower-ranked Movil Estudiantes (#12).
It was Burgos' first loss after three consecutive victories.
But there are still lots of games to play and it's a long way to go.
Schreiner has averaged so far 5.3ppg and 2.8apg.
He is an international player who is currently on the senior Austrian National Team roster.

#7. International forward Bryce Douvier (201-91, college: Texas A&M-CC, currently plays in Italy) couldn't help Remer Treviglio (0-3) in their last game. Despite Douvier's good performance the 15th-placed Remer Treviglio (0-3) lost 68-82 on the opponent's court to the much higher-ranked (#5) Agrigento in the West group.
He had a double-double by scoring 14 points and getting 10 rebounds in 36 minutes; quite an impressive performance considering it's only Douvier's second season in pro basketball. So far Remer Treviglio lost all three games in the Regular Season.
Douvier has relatively good stats this year: 14.7ppg, 8.0rpg, 1.3apg and 1.7spg in three games.
He is a naturalized American.
Douvier is also Austrian national team player.
Strangely he has never played in Austria.

#8. Forward Maximilian Hopfgartner (206-92, also represented by Dynamics Global Management, college: John Brown, currently plays in Spain) couldn't help Blancos de Rueda (1-2) in their game against Sammic ISB (3-1) in the Spanish LEB Gold (second division).
Hopfgartner recorded 5 points.
Blancos de Rueda was defeated 73-62 in Azpeitia by the higher-ranked Sammic ISB (#7).
This season Hopfgartner averages only 3.3ppg.
He plays currently for the Austrian national team.

One more player who has never been selected to any of national teams, but has Austrian passport:

#1.Luka Asceric (201-SG-97, currently plays in France) managed to help Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket in a victory against the 16th-ranked Paris-Levallois (1-4) 78-72 in the French ProA on Saturday night.
Asceric scored only one point in 3 minutes on the court.
Hyeres-Toulon Var Basket (4-1) is placed third in the ProA.
This year Asceric averages only 3.2ppg in five games he played so far.

American Center Darien Nelson-Henry (211-C-94) put on an amazing game in the last round for UBSC Graz, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 2. The 23-year old player had a double-double of 36 points and 20 rebounds, while his team UBSC Graz moved-up to the 9th position in Austrian A Bundesliga. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked at the very bottom. They already lost 2 games and recorded no victories. Nelson-Henry turned to be UBSC Graz's top p... [read more]

American Center Darien Nelson-Henry (211-C-94) put on an amazing game in the last round for UBSC Graz, receiving a Eurobasket.com Player of the Week award for round 2.The 23-year old player had a double-double of 36 points and 20 rebounds, while his team UBSC Graz moved-up to the 9th position in Austrian A Bundesliga. Too late to salvage the team, which is currently ranked at the very bottom. They already lost 2 games and recorded no victories. Nelson-Henry turned to be UBSC Graz's top player in his first season with the team. Former University of Pennsylvania star has very solid stats this year. Nelson-Henry is in league's top in points (2nd best: 25.5ppg) and averages impressive 70.4% FGP.

The second best player in last round's games was 31-year old former international point guard Benedikt Danek (176-PG-86) of league's leader Arkadia. Danek had a very good evening with 28 points and 9 assists. It was enough for Arkadia to edge Klosterneuburg (1-1) 82-76. His team has extremely good start of the season. They won both games so far. However the season is at the beginning, so everything can happen. They still may lose their high position in the standings. Danek is one of the most experienced players at Arkadia and has a reputation of one of team's most reliable players. He belongs to the best scorers in the league with 23.5ppg (#3). He also recorded 11.0 assists per game.

Third on the list of top players last round was American forward Wesley Gordon (206-F-94) of Furstenfeld (#8). Gordon scored 21 points and grabbed twelve rebounds (!!!). Despite Gordon's great performance Furstenfeld lost 70-80 to Kapfenberg (#2, 2-0). But his team cannot count on just a single player as he also needs help of the other teammates. Furstenfeld can only dream about fighting for top spots in the league. They have awful season losing so far all 2 games. Too bad for Gordon he does not play for a better team. But maybe if he did, his season stats would not be that high. Gordon has individually a great season in Austria. After only 2 games, he made it on the list of the league's leaders in points with 20.0ppg (6th best) and rebounds with 10.5rpg (4th best).

The Player of the week is chosen based on efficiency calculation, but also including game result, importance of the game, if played recorded double-double/triple-double, etc.The efficiency formula is a combination of various formulas used by different basketball organizations/leagues. We got involved many basketball scouts and journalists to assure it's accuracy.The formula: 1.5*PTS + 3* (REB+AST+ST+BL-TO) - 2*BSAG - 4*PF + 3*PFRV + 4* (2FGPM+3FGPM) + 1.5*FTM - 3* (2FGPA-2FGPM) - 3* (3FGPA-3FGPM) - (FTA-FTM)

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in A Bundesliga. Coincidentally all hosts won their games. The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Dukes (1-1) in Traiskirchen on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Arkadia Lions (2-0) 82-76. Arkadia Lions forced 20 Dukes turnovers. 26 personal fouls committed by Dukes helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international point guard Benedikt Danek (1... [read more]

There were only 2 rounds played so far and it's still very beginning of the Regular Season in A Bundesliga. Coincidentally all hosts won their games.

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Dukes (1-1) in Traiskirchen on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Arkadia Lions (2-0) 82-76. Arkadia Lions forced 20 Dukes turnovers. 26 personal fouls committed by Dukes helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international point guard Benedikt Danek (176-86) scored 28 points and 9 assists to lead the charge for the winners and international guard Benedikt Guettl (190-94) chipped in 10 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Naturalized Argentinian forward Fabricio Vay (207-86, agency: Interperformances) responded with 16 points and 6 rebounds. Dukes' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Arkadia Lions is looking forward to face Vienna (#6) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Dukes will play against Kapfenberg Bulls and it may be a tough game between close rivals. The game in Gmunden supposed to be also worth to mention about. Vienna (1-1) played at the court of Gmunden Swans (1-1). Gmunden Swans smashed Vienna 88-63. International forward Enis Murati (194-88, agency: Octagon Europe) notched 22 points and 7 assists to lead the effort and Tilo Klette supported him with 14 points and 6 rebounds. Gmunden Swans' coach Bernd Wimmer felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds by American forward Andre Pierce (206, college: TCU) did not help to save the game for Vienna. Gmunden Swans will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Vienna will play at home against Arkadia Lions (#1) to get more than just one victory in their record.

In the last two games of round 2 Furstenfeld lost to Kapfenberg on the opponent's court 70-80. Oberwart managed to outperform UBSC Graz in a home game 95-85. The most impressive stats of the last round was 21 points and 12 rebounds by Wesley Gordon of Furstenfeld.

Very expected game when Furstenfeld Panthers (0-2) were defeated on the road by Kapfenberg Bulls (2-0) 80-70. Kapfenberg Bulls outrebounded Furstenfeld Panthers 40-26 including a 17-6 advantage in offensive rebounds. Their players were unselfish on offense dishing 27 assists comparing to just 13 passes made by Furstenfeld Panthers' players. American guard Kareem Jamar (194-92, college: Montana) notched 18 points and 8 assists to lead the effort and international Filip Kramer (202-92) supported him with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Even a double-double of 21 points and 12 rebounds (on 7-of-9 shooting from the field) by American forward Wesley Gordon (206-94, college: Colorado) did not help to save the game for Furstenfeld Panthers. Croatian Marko Car (188-85) added 9 points and 6 assists for the guests. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Kapfenberg Bulls will play against Dukes (#5) in Klosterneuburg in the next round. Furstenfeld Panthers will play on the road against UBSC Graz and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers:Kapfenberg: K.Jamar 18+2reb+8ast, J.Rados 17+7reb+2ast, F.Kramer 15+12reb+1ast, B.Oliver 9+6reb+2ast, L.Hahn 9, B.Vujosevic 7+7reb+10astFurstenfeld: W.Gordon 21+12reb, H.Ochsenhofer 11+2reb+3ast, C.Reyes 9+4reb, M.Car 9+2reb+6ast, P.Radakovics 8+1reb+3ast, D.Koka 7+1reb

Rather predictable result when Gunners Oberwart (1-0) defeated at home UBSC Graz (0-2) 95-85. Gunners Oberwart forced 22 UBSC Graz turnovers. American forward Denzel Gregg (201, college: St.Bonaventure) notched 23 points and 4 assists to lead the effort and the other American import guard Cody Wichmann (196-94, college: Wisc.-Milwaukee) supported him with 18 points. Gunners Oberwart's coach Lluis Pino allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Even a double-double of 36 points (!!!) and 20 rebounds (on 14-of-15 shooting from the field) by American center Darien Nelson-Henry (211-94, college: Pennsylvania) did not help to save the game for UBSC Graz. Swingman Fabian Richter (191-95) added 20 points and 5 assists for the guests. Gunners Oberwart will play against Raiffeisen Flyers Wels (#7) at home in the next round. UBSC Graz will play against Furstenfeld Panthers and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers:Oberwart: D.Gregg 23+3reb+4ast, L.Dabney 18+2reb+1ast, C.Wichmann 18+4reb+2ast, B.Blazevic 9+9reb+6ast, J.Szkutta 8+2reb+1ast, G.Wolf 7+1astUBSC Graz: D.Nelson-Henry 36+20reb, F.Richter 20+1reb+5ast, A.Maresch 17+2reb+6ast, D.Heuberger 5+5reb, T.Rasic 3, B.Ohakwe 2+2reb+1ast

The most crucial game of the last round was a loss of Dukes (1-1) in Traiskirchen on Sunday night. Visitors were defeated by Arkadia Lions (2-0) 82-76. Arkadia Lions forced 20 Dukes turnovers. 26 personal fouls committed by Dukes helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. The former international point guard Benedikt Danek (176-86) scored 28 points and 9 assists to lead the charge for the winners and international guard Benedikt Guettl (190-94) chipped in 10 points and 5 rebounds during the contest. Naturalized Argentinian forward Fabricio Vay (207-86, agency: Interperformances) responded with 16 points and 6 rebounds and Serbian Predrag Miletic (193-84) scored 11 points and 6 rebounds. Four Dukes players scored in double figures. Dukes' coach rotated ten players in this game, but that didn't help. Arkadia Lions is looking forward to face Vienna (#6) on the road in the next round where they are favorite. Dukes will play against Kapfenberg Bulls and it may be a tough game between close rivals. Top scorers:Arkadia: B.Danek 28+1reb+9ast, B.Guettl 10+5reb+3ast, M.Trmal 9+7reb, F.Trmal 9+2reb, J.Brkic 7+2reb+1ast, R.Suljanovic 7+3rebKlosterneuburg: F.Vay 16+6reb+3ast, C.Greimeister 13+1reb, P.Miletic 11+6reb+2ast, L.Burgemeister 10+2reb+1ast, V.Bauer 9+2reb, E.Bavcic 6+7reb

The game in Gmunden supposed to be also worth to mention about. Vienna (1-1) played at the court of Gmunden Swans (1-1). Gmunden Swans smashed Vienna 88-63. International forward Enis Murati (194-88, agency: Octagon Europe) notched 22 points and 7 assists to lead the effort and naturalized German power forward Tilo Klette (206-77) supported him with 14 points and 6 rebounds. Four Gmunden Swans players scored in double figures. Gmunden Swans' coach Bernd Wimmer felt very confident that he used 10 players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games. Even a double-double of 18 points and 14 rebounds by American forward Andre Pierce (206, college: TCU) did not help to save the game for Vienna. The former international guard Stjepan Stazic (199-78) added 6 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists for the guests. Gmunden Swans will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Vienna will play at home against Arkadia Lions (#1) to get more than just one victory in their record. Top scorers:Gmunden: E.Murati 22+4reb+7ast, D.Friedrich 17+1ast, T.Klette 14+6reb+2ast, A.Wesby 12+6reb+3ast, A.Mitchell 10+4reb, L.Schartmueller 5+1reb+1astVienna: A.Pierce 18+14reb+1ast, J.Hubalek 16+5reb, M.Hassan-Zadeh 9+3ast, L.Gvozden 8+1ast, S.Stazic 6+6reb+10ast, J.Detrick 4+1reb+3ast

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